Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements

Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.

105. Issues in Biology (3)

Environmental Science; Conservation Science; Concepts in Evolution; Genetic Frontiers and Biotechnology; Human Biology; Human Diseases

107. Biology Laboratory (1)

111. Organismal Biology I (3)

112. Organismal Biology II (3)

129. Physiology of Exercise (3)

213. Functional Histology (4)

221. Vascular Plant Systematics (3)

226. Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

228. Human Anatomy (3)

232. Vertebrate Natural History (3)

304. Evolution (4)

306. Genetics (4)

308. General Ecology (4)

312. Microbiology (4)

321. Advanced Botany (4)

336. Cellular Physiology (4)

358. Aquatic Ecology (4)

368. Advanced Neuroscience (4)

373. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4)

375. Molecular Biology (4)

380. Comparative Vertebrate Embryology (4)

420. Senior Seminar (3)

421-422. Biological Research (2-2)

Major Requirements (46 credit hours)

• Biology 111, 112, 107 (twice), 226
  
• Chemistry 111, 112

• One course from each of the following areas:
  • Ecology and Systematics (BIOL 221, 232, 304, 308, 358); Conservation Science 331
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIOL 306, 312, 336, 368, 375); Neuroscience 386
  • Morphology (BIOL 213, 321, 373)
  • Research (BIOL 420)
    
• Electives (one course selected from):
  • Environmental Science (ENVS 121, 421)
  • Molecular Biology (MBIO 211, 411)
  • Conservation Science (CONS 231, 431)
  • Neuroscience (NEUR 201)
  • BIOL 228

Minor Requirements (19 hours)

• Biology 111, 112, 107 (twice), 226
• A minimum of eight additional credit hours of courses from the 200 level or higher. Only Biology courses will count for the minor.

Teacher Licensure Requirements

• Life sciences or integrated science, grades 7-12. Contact the Education department for specific course requirements.

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.